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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Q & A

Q:What is so significant about the names of
God?

A: Just like when you speak
to me and call me by my name my ears perk up.I think names are important to God.How many names did he change in the scriptures?Jacob became Israel, which means, ‘God
contended;’ Abram and Sarai became Abraham, which means, ‘father of a great
multitudes’ and Sarah which means, ‘princess;’ Simon became Peter-Petros, which
means, ‘the rock;’ Saul became Paul, which means, ‘humble;’These names were not chosen without thought,
they meant something to Him.

Even in Revelation 2:17, we are told that
you and I will be given a new name. “To everyone who is victorious I will
give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to
each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no
one understands except the one who receives it.”

When Moses asked Him who he should say sent
him in Exodus 3:13-15, God replied, “I AM WHO I AM.”Jehovah/Yahweh means I am who I am - a
covenant name.But who is He really,
this Jehovah/Yahweh, this I am who I am?